Taking the stage: Smithfield Little Theatre hosts summer camp
Published 12:56 pm Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Max Christenson and Payton Ashe, dressed as a flower, act in a production of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” one of two performances held at the Smithfield LIttle Theatre on Aug. 3. The plays wrapped up SLT’s weekslong summer camp. (Photos by Stephen Faleski | The Smithfield Times)
Since 2013, the Smithfield Little Theatre has hosted a summer camp for children interested in acting. This year’s multi-week camp wrapped up on Aug. 2-4 with three days of performances by children ages 7-12 of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” a country version of the classic tale set in the American Appalachian Mountains, and the school version of “Grease” by teenagers ages 12-18. Judy Post, who directed the program with her son, John, said this is the second consecutive year SLT has put on separate performances for younger and older age groups due to expanded interest in the program. Participants gained experience not only in acting but also set design and working backstage.
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- Lenora Brown
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- Clara Raycraft and Jocelyn Melms
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- Yusuf Cuse
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- Abby Deemer and Cooper Garrett
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- In back, from left, are Alice Riley, Madison Dufield and Layla Tatum. In front, from left, are Tyler Wood, Trent Taylor and Jocelyn Russell.
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- Emma Wheatley
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- Olivia Seal and Sarah Lorenz
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- Rainer Vollette-Kist and Jocelyn Russell
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- Malachi Stubbs and Ally Martins
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- Trent Taylor, Malachi Stubbs, Rainer Vollette-Kist and Hadley Etherton
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story had missspelled Lenora Brown’s first name as “Lenore.”
